after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
my husband; one's family; family member
government office; public office
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
Island; insula; island; islet
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
Decola (brand-name laminate similar to Formica, made of melamine resin)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
dry; dried out; juiceless; barely; just
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
shellfish; seashell; shell
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal